Farmers Feed Our Needs is Ohio agriculture’s action plan to help the less fortunate. Most of us are blessed with safe, abundant, affordable food, but many Ohioans don’t have enough to eat. Ohio Farm Bureau, our partners and you can make a big difference in the lives of those who are in need.

County Farm Bureaus are carrying out a variety of activities designed to help:
• Hunger awareness initiatives
• Food collection drives
• Cash collections and donations
• Produce donations
• Lobbying for food assistance programs

Find out what your county Farm Bureau has planned and help the fight against hunger! For a list of county office numbers, visit ofbf.org, then "county info."


505,032 Ohioans regularly go hungry
90% of food banks are unable to meet growing needs
Food bank demand is up 35%
1 out of every 6 children in Ohio is hungry or at risk of hunger
1,457,706 Ohioans are food insecure

Sources: USDA, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Second Harvest Food Bank



Your food dollar
Only 19 cents of your food dollar actually makes it back to the farm families who grew it. Your food costs are more affected by off farm expenses such as energy, labor and marketing.

76%
76 percent of the 2008 Farm Bill spending will be for food and nutrition programs; 6 percent for farm programs

40%
The price of corn has fallen 40 percent since this summer. If corn-based ethanol were the reason for higher food prices, why aren't food prices down too?

230%
Farm production expenses are skyrocketing. Diesel fuel costs are up 45 percent in 2008 and up 230 percent since 2002.